What is another word for in ancient times?

Pronunciation: [ɪn ˈe͡ɪnʃənt tˈa͡ɪmz] (IPA)

In ancient times, people used different phrases or words to describe the same period. For instance, one of the synonyms for "in ancient times" is "antiquity," which refers to the period before the middle ages. Another term used is "olden days," which implies a nostalgic feeling when referring to a time long ago. Similarly, "antique era" is another synonym that describes the ancient period. "Bygone days" is another phrase that refers to ancient times and is often associated with the past's glory and romance. "Time immemorial" means that something has been done for a very long time. Finally, "primordial age" relates to the earliest stages of Earth's history.

What are the hypernyms for In ancient times?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    antiquity, era, historical period, archaic period, ancient ages, antiquity history.

Famous quotes with In ancient times

  • I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family. No wonder that by age five I was a raging feminist - although the term had not reached Chile yet, so nobody knew what the heck was wrong with me.
    Isabel Allende
  • Wales was in ancient times divided into three parts nearly equal, consideration having been paid, in this division, more to the value than to the just quantity or proportion of territory.
    Giraldus Cambrensis
  • The idea of copyright did not exist in ancient times, when authors frequently copied other authors at length in works of non-fiction. This practice was useful, and is the only way many authors' works have survived even in part.
    Richard Stallman
  • It is extraordinary that nobody nowadays under the stress of great troubles is turned into stone or a bird or a tree or some inanimate object; they used to undergo such metamorphoses in ancient times (or so they say), though whether that is myth or a true story I know not. Maybe it would be better to change one's nature into something that lacks all feeling, rather than be so sensitive to evil. Had that been possible, these calamities would in all probability have turned me to stone
    Anna Comnena
  • It is no accident that, in ancient times many peoples used priestesses (think, for example, of the Greek Sibyls) to enter into relationship with the will of the gods.
    Marie-Louise von Franz

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